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Boxing Canada high-performance director Daniel Trepanier resigns amid claims of toxic culture

Sue JonesMay 9, 2022030 views

Boxing Canada high-performance director Daniel Trepanier is resigning effective immediately. The sport organization made the announcement on Sunday in a news release.Daniel Trepanier, seen second from left during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is resigning from his position as Boxing Canada’s high-performance director amid claims of a toxic culture within the federation. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)Four…

Canada added 15,000 jobs in April, enough to push jobless rate to record-low 5.2%

Sue JonesMay 7, 2022031 views

Canada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from Omicron earlier in the year.At 5.2 per cent, Canada’s jobless rate has never been lower. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)Canada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from the…

Canada Post temporarily resumes mail service to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Sue JonesApril 27, 2022027 views

Canada Post is temporarily resuming mail deliveries in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after residents protested a decision by the Crown corporation to suspend services citing “health and safety” reasons.On Tuesday, residents of the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C., protest Canada Post’s suspension of mail deliveries in two blocks of East Hastings Street. The crown corporation has now announced…

Streaming in Canada on Prime Video, AMC+, Apple TV+, Crave and Netflix [April 18-24]

Lily WhiteApril 24, 2022030 views

Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms. Our ‘Streaming in Canada’ column…

Canada sends four pieces of field artillery to Ukraine as country braces for renewed Russian attack

Sue JonesApril 23, 2022027 views

Canada is expected to send four of its relatively new M-777 howitzers to Ukraine to help it face down a renewed Russian offensive from the east, CBC News has learned.2nd Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Master Bombardier Art Fleming, from Chance Harbour, N.B., checks the sights on a M777 155mm howitzer at the forward operating base…

The Rise of the iGaming Industry in Canada

Lily WhiteApril 21, 2022074 views

iGaming, or online gaming, is a term used to describe playing games or betting on events via the internet. There are many…

Streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Crave, Disney+, Netflix and PVOD [April 11-17]

Lily WhiteApril 17, 2022031 views

Every week, MobileSyrup outlines some of the most notable movies and TV shows that recently hit Canadian streaming platforms. Our ‘Streaming in…

Canada Post pauses deliveries in Downtown Eastside

Sue JonesApril 14, 2022027 views

Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as of Wednesday.A person sits under a blanket on the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, B.C. in December 2021. Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of the neighbourhood. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail…

Canada may have hit its long-awaited electric vehicle turning point

Sue JonesApril 5, 2022024 views

Compelling carmakers to sell a specific percentage of EVs has been proven to work not just in places like California but right here in Canada. Despite evident reluctance by manufacturers to make the shift to electric, this could be the turning point.Futuristic design for an electric vehicle charging station by Toronto architect Sean Solowski for…

Canada responds to United Nations after Mi’kmaw treaty fishery complaint

Sue JonesApril 2, 2022031 views

Canada submitted its response last month to a United Nations committee after Sipekne’katik First Nation in Nova Scotia asked the international body to investigate violence against Mi’kmaw fishers during the “moderate livelihood” lobster fishery in the fall of 2020. Mi’kmaw fishing boats are shown tied up at the Saulnierville wharf in southwest Nova Scotia on Oct…